Management practices associated with conception rate and service rate of lactating Holstein cows in large, commercial dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1459-1467

  Schefers, J M ^a,b   Weigel, K A ^a   Rawson, C L ^b   Zwald, N R ^b   Cook, N B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Alta Genetics Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Machine learning; Management; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

BOS;

EID: 77950016146     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2015     Document Type: Article

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